Will Co. (ECWd) - Knowing their obligations and knowing the laws they are supposed to be following is the first step for any elected official. That is why my first public comment to public bodies tends to be a simple question, have you read your powers...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Bill Mayer, the Township Supervisor for DuPage Township is embroiled in what appears to be a conflict of interest related to a phone service company called Call One. During one of the first DuPage Township meetings that I attended I asked Mr. Mayer...
Will Co. (ECWd) - DuPage Township Supervisor Bill Mayer appears to have admitted to a conflict of interest, that if true, could be a class 4 felony under the Township code at a minimum. The Township code, specifically section 85-45 outlines pecuniary interest in contracts and...
Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - During Trustee comments at the DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting on November 20, 2018, Trustee Benford closed her comments by asking that people pray for the victims of the shooting at Mercy Hospital. She stated that her sorority sister, Nichelle Payne...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Considering public officials keep defaulting to the attorney, we shared exactly what the DuPage Township attorney said and outlined why blindly listening to them can be a problem. We urge you to read Part I and Part II to better understand the...
Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - DuPage Township Supervisor Mayer violates the first three of the "Four Pillars of the Rule of Law" during the October 23d DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting. What are the Four Pillars of the Rule of Law? The law applies to everyone (even...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Questions we get from public officials statewide are, what rights do they have to public records, and do they have to file a Freedom of Information Act request to get those records? During the DuPage Township board meeting this week the Attorney, John...
Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - Yes, William Mayer, the DuPage Township Supervisor, along with Trustee Maripat Oliver (also a member of an obscure board with Illinois Department of Children and Family Services - wonder what they think about this ban...
Will Co. (ECWd) - There is one societal downfall we have identified which has resulted in the dumbing down of our citizens. It's the repeated words, "you're not an attorney", as if being one somehow gives you special powers to understand the English language. That statement has amazingly...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Once again it appears we get to play the "hide the records and information" game in Will County and DuPage Township. A simple Freedom of Information Act request was presented to the Will County State's Attorney's office for communications it had with the...
